Resources White Papers
Our specialist consultants have shared their expertise through a number of white papers and industry presentations.
To follow are a selection of papers with a focus on Resources, please feel free to download by clicking on the titles below.
Sampling
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Sampling - A Critical Component to Gold Mining Project Evaluation Dominy S. C., Snowden
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Gold Particle Characteristics in Narrow Vein Deposits - Implications for Evaluation and Metallurgy Dominy S.C., Xie Y., and Pattern I. M.
Resource Modelling and Classification
- Dominy S.C., Noppe M.A., Annels A.E., 2004. "Errors and Uncertainty in Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimation: The Importance of Getting it Right." Explor. Mining Geol., Vol. 11, Nos. 1-4, pp. 77–98, 2002. [pdf] (109 KB)
- Collier P., Myers P., Noppe M. and Standing C., "Assessing Underground Mining Potential at Ernest Henry Mine using Conditional Simulation and Stope Optimisation." Orebody Modelling and Strategic Mine Planning - Uncertainty and Risk Management Conference 2004 [pdf]
- Haren E, Maidens E and Titley M, 2003. "Squeezing More Out of Your Orebody at Wallaby". 5th International Mining Geology Conference, Bendigo, Vic, 17-19 November 2003, pp. 129-138. [pdf] (2067 KB)
- Dominy S C, Annels A E, and Noppe M A, 2002. "Errors and Uncertainty in Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimates: operator beware". Underground Operators Conference, Townsville, 29 to 30 July 2002. Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy. [pdf] (125 KB)
- Snowden D V, Glacken I and Noppe M, 2002. "Dealing With Demands of Technical Variability and Uncertainty along the Mine Value Chain". AusIMM Value Tracking Symposium, Brisbane.[pdf] (270 KB)
- Glacken I and Snowden D V, 2001. "Mineral Resource Estimation" in Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimation, The AusIMM Guide to Good Practice. AusIMM Monograph 23, pp 189-197. [pdf] (102 KB)
- Snowden D V, 2001. "Practical Interpretation of Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Classification Guidelines", in Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimation, The AusIMM Guide to Good Practice. AusIMM Monograph 23, pp 643 -652. [pdf] (96 KB)
- Haren, E and Williams, P, 2000. "Mine Geology Practices at the Sunrise Open Pit", 4th International Mining Geology Conference, Coolum, Qld, 14-17 May 2000, pp. 77-86. [pdf] (1190 KB)
- Morley C, Snowden D V and Day D, 1999. "Financial impact of resource/reserve uncertainty" South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Colloquium: Bankable Feasibility Studies and Project Financing for Mining Projects, March 1999. [pdf] (128 KB)
- Longley Sinitsyna, D and Snowden, D V 1997. "Using Geostatistics as a tool in fine tuning of Iron Ore resource modelling", National Conference on Ironmaking Resources and Reserves Estimation, AusIMM Towards 2000. [pdf] (140 KB)
- Snowden D V 1997. "Towards 2000 the AusIMM Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Estimation Seminars and the JORC Reporting Code". Presented on behalf of JORC Committee and Towards 2000 Steering Committee, National Conference on Ironmaking Resources and Reserves Estimation, AusIMM Towards 2000. [pdf] (27 KB)
- Snowden, D.V. 1996. "Practical interpretation of resource classification guidelines", AusIMM Annual Conference, Perth [pdf] (58 KB)
- Snowden, D.V. 1993. "Comparative 3-D resource modelling approaches at Macraes deposit New Zealand and their reconciliation with production." APCOM, Australia. [pdf] (198 KB)